re: Street legal ATV/UTV

I have both.

And... No, he won't.

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There is no such thing as a street legal atv/utv no matter what anyone tells you.

NONE of them have undergone DOT crash testing.

Same reason you can't legally drive these little Asian mini trucks on the highway.

Some areas lessen the strings a bit on golf carts that have signals/brake lights on them but that still doesn't make them legal to drive on the highway if the wrong jackass pulls you over on it.

The company I used to design for actually sells a shite ton of atvs that are road legal in the EU but the regs are different there than they are here.

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My man you are clueless, several states allow the mini trucks just as several do utv's, there is zero requirement for federal crash testing on the states.

Mississippi law allows all-terrain vehicles to be driven on public property on two conditions.

“You either have to have a valid driver’s license or you have to go to a safety course that is mandated by the state of Mississippi and federal government,” Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said. “(It’s) taught by the county extension office as a certified course.”

Johnson said the problem is a gray area in the law. It does not specifically exclude public roads, which means it’s legal, even if the federal government considers these vehicles “off-road.”

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You are co-mingling two distinct issues, required federal manufacturing standards and state traffic laws, while one would think they dovetail the fact is they do not.

Hell pretty much every state will let you homebuild and grant title.

The only federal issue would be parks and some interstates.

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Run into something or someone with a vehicle that is not imported as DOT approved and watch what happens. State law doesn't supersede federal law in these instances my man. Do some locals allow them, my OP even stated that but again; bring potential litigation into the mix and you're going to be in a world of shite.

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Wrong.

Driving on Airline in Baton Rouge, a woman in a Kia fails to yield and slams into the side of me. 10-12k in damages. 22k in medical bills because it aggravated a previous back injury and I required multiple MRIs.

State Trooper on scene wrote a ticket to her. Looked at my paperwork and sent me on my way.

My insurance company sued hers. USAA, they paid in full in less than 60 days.

I'm well versed in insurance law, I used to put failing companies into rehabilitation and receivership.

What you are stating is false. A constructed titled vehicle, a vehicle which has been granted road legal status in a state, or an offroad vehicle being driven on road is still covered in accidents by a full coverage insurance policy in the state of Louisiana.




Louisiana statute strictly forbids the use of UTVs and sidebysides on roadways. The loophole used to make them "legal" and getting a plate is that the idiots procide specific dimensions. They state that anything under these dimensions is a sidebyside. There are ZERO statutes governing the larger units.

So if you have:

DOT tires and wheels (easy)
Blinkers signals markers and lighting (easy)
Either a winshield with wiper or always wear a helmet (easy)
Seatbelts (easy)
Full coverage insurance (easy)
Inspection sticker (easy)

The only hard part is knowing how to get the plate and registration.

I've emailed a few of you with the info, but it isn't exactly hard once someone has done all of the legwork for you on what forms to fill out.

I was reading your post about registering a UTV as street legal in Louisiana and wanted to know if you could share some info on that or point me in the right direction? Any advice is greatly appreciated, Thanks

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